The Derriford Appearance Scale (DAS59): A new psychometric scale for the evaluation of patients with disfigurements and aesthetic problems of appearance

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 216-222

  Harris, David L ^a,c   Carr, Anthony T ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Nuffield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Governance; Measurement; Plastic surgery; Psychological scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEFORMITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ESTHETICS; FACE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POPULATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035067018     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2001.3559     Document Type: Article

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